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A rational NUmber repersented as a square root

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Answer:And intuitively, without factoring, a=8 and b=18 must qualify by some standard to have a rational square root.

Step-by-step explanation:Once this is solved, can this be extended to any degree of roots? Like for what a and b does the fraction have rational nth root?

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Answer: A square root can be rational which means it can be expressed as a ratio of two intengers because if its a perfect square like the square root of 4 which is perfect because the answer for that is 2 and the square root of 9 is also considered rational because it is perfect because the answer for that is 3. While square roots that are non-perfect are considered irrational because they cannot be expressed as a ratio of two intengers like the square root of 5 because there is not a perfect square. There are many other examples but i included those in case you need it.

Step-by-step explanation: Have a great day and a great night.

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